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Armenta's wife running for Castaneda's Alisal School Board seat

Noemi Armenta, wife of Monterey County Supervisor Fernando Armenta, already filed papers to run for the Alisal Union School District board.

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Updated: 8:57 PM PDT Jul 16, 2013

Armenta's wife running for Castaneda's Alisal School Board seat

Noemi Armenta, wife of Monterey County Supervisor Fernando Armenta, already filed papers to run for the Alisal Union School District board.

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WEBVTT SCHOOL BOARDS SEATSTHROUGHOUT MONTEREYCOUNTY ARE NOW UPFOR GRABS.THE FILING PERIODFOR CANDIDATES OPENEDMONDAY...SIGNALINGTHE START OF THELOCAL CAMPAIGNSEASON.ACTION NEWSREPORTER MAY CHOW ISLIVE IN SALINAS WITH ACLOSER LOOK AT THEIMPACT THESE SEATSHAVE ON THE CENTRALCOAST COMMUNITY. #ERIN...SOMEIMPORTANT LOCAL RACESTHIS NOVEMBER THATCOULD CHANGE BOTHTHE POLITICAL DYNAMICSAND LANDSCAPE OFSCHOOLS DISTRICTS INMONTEREY COUNTY...ARE THERE ANY QUICK NATSOF heated alisal school boardmeeting? IF SO, PUT HEREIT'S BEEN ACONTROVERSIAL YEARFOR THE ALISAL UNIONSCHOOL DISTRICT...FROMA NEW SCHOOLNAME...TO RECALLEFFORTS...TO ANGRYTEACHERS...ATTENTION THAT HASNOT CAST THE DISTRICTAND ITS BOARD OFTRUSTEES IN A POSTIVELIGHT.AND NOW, THERE AREPEOPLE IN THECOMMUNITY WHO AREHOPING TO CHANGETHAT.NOEMI 16:55-17:06: "i'd like tobring alisal more positiveenvironment."NOEMI ARMENTA,WIFE OF SUPERVISORenvironment."NOEMI ARMENTA,WIFE OF SUPERVISORFERNANDO ARMENTA, ISRUNNING FOR JOSECASTANEDA'S SEAT ONTHE ALISAL UNIONSCHOOL BOARD, WHOSETERM EXPIRES INNOVEMBER.NOEMI 15:02-15:22: "there's alotof thing going on in districttherehave been meetings, not verypositive, and i think thereneedsto be open communication withcommunity and employees andteachers."THERE ARE THREEOPEN SEATS IN THEFIVE-MEMBER BOARD.MARICELA CRUZ FILEDPAPERS TUESDAY TO RUNFOR THE DISTRICT TWOSEAT.MARICELA 10:32-10:47: "thewhole thing going on, is whatmade me big decision, lifechanging for me and family, ituink we are ready to step up toplate and make things happen."NANCY KOTOWSKI 1:17-1:24:"we have 69 seats opened in ourelection this year, reallyimportantfor the public to coalescearoundleaders who truly representthem."SUPERINTENDENT OFSCHOOLS NANCYKOTOWSKI SAYS LOCALSCHOOL ELECTIONS HAVEWIDE-RANGING IMPACTSON COMMUNITIES ANDSCHOOL FUNDINGNANCY 6:05-6:15: "it's reallyincumbent on all of us toconsiderpeople we're electing to schoolboard making those importantdecisions."THERE WILL BEELECTIOSN IN 21 SCHOOLDISTRICTS IN THESALINAS VALLEY...THE TERMS OF 57BOARD INCUMBENTS --INCLUDING JOSECASTANEDA -- EXPIRETHIS YEAR.MEANTIME...THEMONTEREY PENINSULAWILL HAVE 14 RACES INFIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.REPORTING LIVE INSALINAS MAY CHOWKSBW ACTION NEWSEIGHT.#COMING UP: CLEAN-UP AFTER MORE VIOLENT

Armenta's wife running for Castaneda's Alisal School Board seat

Noemi Armenta, wife of Monterey County Supervisor Fernando Armenta, already filed papers to run for the Alisal Union School District board.